Aug
24

Iowa Board of Ed is Completely Out-of-Step With Reality. See Comments to the Article: Three Schools Are Cited for Using Restraints

Admin on August 24th, 2010

In an article by the Des Moines Register about 3 schools being cited for using restraint on kids is interesting not so much for the article which contains the typical talking points, but for the comments.
Here’s the story in a nutshell:
Complaints about the overuse of “seclusion and restraint” prompted members of the Iowa Board of [...]

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Mar
1

NC: Disability Rights of North Carolina (DRNC) Report on Seclusion and Restraint

Admin on March 1st, 2010

We are writing to express our concerns about the recently released DRNC report on seclusion and restraint.  Based on press releases and news articles, we believe that  DRNC is misusing its mandate as an advocate for the disabled to coerce, embarrass, harass and threaten schools, districts, personnel and teachers who are in compliance with the [...]

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